criteria

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He said that the proposal could mean that a country that aligns itself with the EU on certain criteria would be allowed to join certain bloc formats, for example, attending European Council meetings.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

This, in turn, certainly raises the question for the rest of us as to what the criteria might actually be.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

Brussels is also expected to impose sovereignty criteria for public contracts in the cloud and AI sectors, and wants to force governments to undertake "sovereignty risk assessments" to identify European providers when needed.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Third, publish research that meets the criteria of relevant research—studies that answer questions that are timely, describe real problems, for which answers aren’t obvious, and for which findings are operationally valid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

This provoked further controversy, and the pressure of letters continued to build up urging the Society to declare more fully its membership criteria.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro